# 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 2023–24 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by third-year head coach Tony Stubblefield for the first 18 games of the season. They played their home games at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois, as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 3–29, 0–20 in Big East play to finish in last place and with the worst record in program history. They lost to Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament.
On January 22, 2024, the school fired head coach Tony Stubblefield after starting the season 3–15. Special assistant to the head coach Matt Brady was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 14, the school named former Butler and Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Blue Demons finished the 2022–23 season 10–23, 3–17 in Big East play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Seton Hall in the first round of the Big East tournament before losing to Xavier in the quarterfinals.
On January 10, 2023, DePaul defeated Villanova for the first time since 2008, snapping a 22-game losing streak to the Wildcats.

## Offseason
### Departures

DePaul Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Javan Johnson | 1 | F | 6'6 | 198 | RS Senior | Decatur, AL | Graduated |
| Umoja Gibson | 2 | G | 6'1" | 173 | GS Senior | Waco, TX | Graduated |
| Philmon Gebrewhit | 5 | G | 6'7" | 185 | RS Senior | Boston, MA | Graduate transferred to Northern Illinois |
| Yor Anei | 10 | F | 6'10" | 228 | Senior | Overland Park, KS | Graduated |
| Eral Penn | 11 | F | 6'6" | 201 | GS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
| Ahamad Bynum | 12 | G | 6'2" | 178 | RS Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Trinity Valley CC |
| Nick Ongenda | 14 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Mississauga, ON | Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Utah Jazz |
| Brendan Farve | 20 | G | 6'5" | 192 | Senior | Vevey, Switzerland | Walk-on; graduated |
| Max Williams | 30 | G | 6'2" | 192 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Walk-on; transferred to Illinois |

### Incoming transfers

DePaul Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Chico Carter Jr. | 2 | G | 6'3" | 192 | GS Senior | Columbia, SC | South Carolina |
| Jaden Henley | 10 | G/F | 6'7" | 200 | Sophomore | Ontario, CA | Minnesota |
| Keyondre Young | 11 | G | 6'8" | | Junior | Del City, OK | Triton College |
| Mac Etienne | 12 | F | 6'10" | 230 | RS Sophomore | New York, NY | UCLA |
| Elijah Fisher | 22 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Sophomore | Oshawa, ON | Texas Tech |
| Jeremiah Oden | 25 | F | 6'8" | 201 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Wyoming |

### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Dramane Camara SG | South Africa | NBA Academy Africa | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 15, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Churchill Abass C | South Africa | NBA Academy Africa | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | May 7, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 DePaul Signees". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023. "2023 DePaul Signees". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 5, 2023. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS2 | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 74–82 | 0–1 | 18 – Carter Jr. | 8 – Tied | 4 – Nelson | Wintrust Arena (931) Chicago, IL |
| November 11, 2023* 9:00 p.m., FS2 | | Long Beach State | L 73–77 | 0–2 | 25 – Fisher | 7 – Murphy | 6 – Carter Jr. | Wintrust Arena (2,651) Chicago, IL |
| November 14, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS2 | | South Dakota Arizona Tip-Off campus site game | W 72–60 | 1–2 | 16 – Oden | 7 – Abass | 6 – Henley | Wintrust Arena (2,434) Chicago, IL |
| November 17, 2023* 11:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. South Carolina Arizona Tip-Off semifinals | L 68–73 | 1–3 | 24 – Carter Jr. | 6 – Carter Jr. | 2 – Tied | Desert Diamond Arena (3,214) Glendale, AZ |
| November 19, 2023* 3:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. San Francisco Arizona Tip-Off consolation | L 54–70 | 1–4 | 15 – Tied | 5 – Fisher | 4 – Murphy | Desert Diamond Arena (2,589) Glendale, AZ |
| November 25, 2023* 8:00 p.m., FS2 | | Northern Illinois | L 79–89 | 1–5 | 23 – Nelson | 7 – Fisher | 10 – Carter Jr. | Wintrust Arena (2,745) Chicago, IL |
| December 1, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | Iowa State Big East–Big 12 Battle | L 80–99 | 1–6 | 25 – Oden | 6 – Fisher | 8 – Carter Jr. | Wintrust Arena (4,852) Chicago, IL |
| December 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 21 Texas A&M | L 64–89 | 1–7 | 21 – Carter Jr. | 6 – Nelson | 4 – Carter Jr. | Reed Arena (8,310) College Station, TX |
| December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FS1 | | Louisville | W 75–68 | 2–7 | 22 – Oden | 6 – Henley | 8 – Carter Jr. | Wintrust Arena (4,255) Chicago, IL |
| December 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FS1 | | No. 25 Northwestern | L 46–56 | 2–8 | 12 – Oden | 7 – Tied | 5 – Nelson | Wintrust Arena (4,957) Chicago, IL |
| December 23, 2023 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | Villanova | L 48–84 | 2–9 (0–1) | 11 – Tied | 6 – Nelson | 4 – Carter Jr. | Wintrust Arena (4,523) Chicago, IL |
| December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | Chicago State | W 70–58 | 3–9 | 16 – Fisher | 7 – Tied | 5 – Oden | Wintrust Arena (3,806) Chicago, IL |
| January 2, 2024 5:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 4 UConn | L 56–85 | 3–10 (0–2) | 19 – Nelson | 5 – Fisher | 3 – Terry | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| January 6, 2024 11:00 a.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 65–68 | 3–11 (0–3) | 19 – Nelson | 7 – Nelson | 5 – Henley | Capital One Arena (5,577) Washington, D.C. |
| January 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 22 Creighton | L 58–84 | 3–12 (0–4) | 12 – Tied | 9 – Oden | 4 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (3,061) Chicago, IL |
| January 12, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Villanova | L 69–94 | 3–13 (0–5) | 20 – Nelson | 6 – Nelson | 6 – Terry | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA |
| January 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Providence | L 62–100 | 3–14 (0–6) | 19 – Fisher | 5 – Tied | 4 – Terry | Wintrust Arena (2,889) Chicago, IL |
| January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Butler | L 60–74 | 3–15 (0–7) | 20 – Brooks | 9 – Telfort | 6 – Alexander | Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,553) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 14 Marquette | L 73–86 | 3–16 (0–8) | 22 – Terry | 6 – Terry | 5 – Nelson | Wintrust Arena (6,050) Chicago, IL |
| January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 17 Creighton | L 62–85 | 3–17 (0–9) | 12 – Fisher | 6 – Etienne | 2 – Tied | CHI Health Center Omaha (18,571) Omaha, NE |
| January 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | L 39–72 | 3–18 (0–10) | 11 – Nelson | 5 – Young | 2 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (2,990) Chicago, IL |
| February 3, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | Xavier | L 68–93 | 3–19 (0–11) | 17 – Henley | 9 – Abass | 3 – Raimey | Wintrust Arena (3,649) Chicago, IL |
| February 6, 2024 5:30 p.m., FS1 | | at St. John's | L 57–85 | 3–20 (0–12) | 11 – Raimey | 5 – Abass | 5 – Fisher | UBS Arena (6,035) Elmont, NY |
| February 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | No. 1 UConn | L 65–101 | 3–21 (0–13) | 15 – Henley | 5 – Tied | 10 – Terry | Wintrust Arena (3,465) Chicago, IL |
| February 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Providence | L 70–81 | 3–22 (0–14) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Terry | 3 – Etienne | Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400) Providence, RI |
| February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 7 Marquette | L 71–105 | 3–23 (0–15) | 19 – Tied | 9 – Abass | 2 – Carter Jr. | Fiserv Forum (14,100) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Georgetown | L 76–77 | 3–24 (0–16) | 16 – Tied | 6 – Henley | 5 – Carter Jr. | Wintrust Arena (4,279) Chicago, IL |
| February 28, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS2 | | at Xavier | L 58–91 | 3–25 (0–17) | 14 – Fisher | 6 – Tied | 6 – Terry | Cintas Center (10,136) Cincinnati, OH |
| March 2, 2024 11:00 a.m., FS1 | | Butler | L 63–82 | 3–26 (0–18) | 15 – Henley | 7 – Abass | 7 – Carter Jr. | Wintrust Arena (4,286) Chicago, IL |
| March 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | St. John's | L 77–104 | 3–27 (0–19) | 23 – Carter Jr. | 5 – Carter Jr. | 6 – Carter Jr. | Wintrust Arena (2,824) Chicago, IL |
| March 9, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall | L 62–86 | 3–28 (0–20) | 16 – Carter Jr. | 4 – Henley | 3 – Nelson | Prudential Center (9,419) Newark, NJ |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | (11) | vs. (6) Villanova First round | L 57–58 | 3–29 | 18 – Terry | 15 – Terry | 5 – Terry | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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